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. >> now, syria is also another concern. the iraqi government has not been as forceful in criticizing the violent crack down. the prime minister saying he doesn't believe he has the right it call the president to step down. mr. obama was asked about this. he described their differences as tactical and he said that he believes the prime minister is doing what he thinks is bet for the people of iraq. wolf? >> that's pretty shocking when you think about it, dan. the only countries in the arab league in lebanon, which obviously hezbollah has close ties with syria and iraq, all of the other members basically are with the u.s. europeans, rest of the world, in condemning him. but malachi in baghdad refusing to do so. we will discuss what is going on in our next hour. also, i write about this on my blog today. >>> let's go to jack cafferty right now. he's got the cafferty file. jack? >> not exactly breaking news, but americans are fed up with congress. really, really fed up. a new gal yum poll shows incumbents are highest they have
. >> now, syria is also another concern. the iraqi government has not been as forceful in criticizing the violent crack down. the prime minister saying he doesn't believe he has the right it call the president to step down. mr. obama was asked about this. he described their differences as tactical and he said that he believes the prime minister is doing what he thinks is bet for the people of iraq. wolf? >> that's pretty shocking when you think about it, dan. the only countries in...
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estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed this year in syria. jessica, a lot of people are asking is the yuts leading from behind when it comes to syria or leading out front? >> well, today, wolf, the u.s. has put out a very strongly wored statement condemning the violence in syria and also, it's leader. and sources here tell me that the intent of this is to press other nations in the region to step up and push syria to hold them accountable in essence. here's a part of that statement. it says quote, time and again, the assad regime has demonstrated that it does not deserve to rule syria. it's time for the suffering and killing to stop. it's time for the immediate and full implementation of all terms of the arab league agreem, goes on to explain what that means, the full withdrawal of security forces, release of prisoners and unfettered access by monitors and international media to all parts of syria. whether this means leading from behind or front is up to you to decide because administration does embrace that term, but they did say in the stat
estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed this year in syria. jessica, a lot of people are asking is the yuts leading from behind when it comes to syria or leading out front? >> well, today, wolf, the u.s. has put out a very strongly wored statement condemning the violence in syria and also, it's leader. and sources here tell me that the intent of this is to press other nations in the region to step up and push syria to hold them accountable in essence. here's a part of that...
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. >> and we see the way it's behaving towards syria. basically supporting, going against the rest of the arab world in supporting al assad, refusing to impose sanctions and that's largely the result of irritating the iranian, who are very close to the iranian. >> the iraqi government justified that decision by saying first of all that sanctions have never forced a dictator to step down, bearing in mind that iraq also suffered greatly under saddam -- that could have a devastated impact on the iraqi economy and that is how they are basing their decision. that this is a decision of a sovereign iraqi nation, but there's still a lot of questions, wolf. >> thanks very much. arwa damon on the scene for us in baghdad as she's been virtually from day one. >>> details of what lawmakers slipped into a spending bill that's impacting potentially at least all of us. >>> and will bar ry bands go to jail? it's sentencing day for the disgraced form rer major league star. from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens o
. >> and we see the way it's behaving towards syria. basically supporting, going against the rest of the arab world in supporting al assad, refusing to impose sanctions and that's largely the result of irritating the iranian, who are very close to the iranian. >> the iraqi government justified that decision by saying first of all that sanctions have never forced a dictator to step down, bearing in mind that iraq also suffered greatly under saddam -- that could have a devastated...
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the president and prime minister had a very detailed conversation about syria yesterday. from the iraqi perspective -- >> he has rejected the arab league's sanctions. almost all of the other arab countries want to impose sanctions on syria, not iraq. >> so the case the iraqis make and it is prime minister makes is they suffered under sanctions, they know what that's like and also are concerned about what would follow assad -- >> you buy that? >> no, in the case that the president made to the prime minister is the single greatest cause of instability right now in syria, the person who actually threatens a sectarian conflict is assad. and until he stops killing his people and there's a chance in governance in syria, the threat is real. and we made that case very strongly to the iraqis. i think they are outliers right now. but they have real concerns. >> is it your sense -- and i know you studied the situation very closely in syria right now that the return of the united states ambassador sends the wrong signal to everyone out there that it's almost going to be business as u
the president and prime minister had a very detailed conversation about syria yesterday. from the iraqi perspective -- >> he has rejected the arab league's sanctions. almost all of the other arab countries want to impose sanctions on syria, not iraq. >> so the case the iraqis make and it is prime minister makes is they suffered under sanctions, they know what that's like and also are concerned about what would follow assad -- >> you buy that? >> no, in the case that the...
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. >> ban ki-moon says the bloodshed in syria cannot go on any longer. he cites reported that more t n than,000 people have died during the civil unrest. an activist group says 33 more people have died today in sierra. and contrary to his claim, james murdoch may indeed have known about widespread hacking that went on. the paper's former lawyer testified today that he is pretty sure he showed the e-mail evidence to murdoch in 2008, years before the scandal broke. yesterday, parliament posted that he was warned about hacking. and facebook takes a step to help prevent suicide. a new mechanism allows users to anonymously flag suicidal posts. facebook then investigates and may come back with an e-mail offering the person a private chat with representative. and liz taylor's jewelry seem to carry the same allure. her collection brought a record breaking $150. that includes the diamond that fetched $8.8 million and the 50 karat pearl, it sold for $11.8 million. this was given to her by actor richard burton and was once part of the spanish crown jewel. they say
. >> ban ki-moon says the bloodshed in syria cannot go on any longer. he cites reported that more t n than,000 people have died during the civil unrest. an activist group says 33 more people have died today in sierra. and contrary to his claim, james murdoch may indeed have known about widespread hacking that went on. the paper's former lawyer testified today that he is pretty sure he showed the e-mail evidence to murdoch in 2008, years before the scandal broke. yesterday, parliament...
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i'm worried about a transition in syria. i'm worried about continuing transitions in egypt. yes. >> and this really underscores what -- this underscores what dempsey and other military officials are worried about. instability in north korea and in particular not at all sure that son really will be the long-term leader of the north korean regime right now. who the other plays are, one key intelligence indicator, of the lack of information that u.s. has, officials confirming, u.s. military officials confirming that kim jong il died saturday night and they did not know it until nearly 24 hours later when north korean television announced it. a real indicator of the lack of intelligence, the lack of information that the u.s. government and u.s. intelligence community has about this very remote country, wolf. >> we know the south korean military, barbara, has gone on a higher state alert. what about the u.s. military, whether ground forces in south korea or navy at sea, air force, what is the latest on that? >> right. well, when dempsey was woken up overnight web join an inner ag
i'm worried about a transition in syria. i'm worried about continuing transitions in egypt. yes. >> and this really underscores what -- this underscores what dempsey and other military officials are worried about. instability in north korea and in particular not at all sure that son really will be the long-term leader of the north korean regime right now. who the other plays are, one key intelligence indicator, of the lack of information that u.s. has, officials confirming, u.s. military...